A review by kristallmarie
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

2.0

Not one, not two, but three BookTubers I really like and respect recommended reading this book. I was hoping it would break a streak of low-star reads, but nope, it's just added to it. Three low-star reads in a row. I hate giving such low ratings, but this was not good. The writing style was lovely, and that just makes it worse, because you know the author has talent and it's just not being utilized. The main character is "not like other girls" in the most annoying and anachronistic way, and the story runs obscenely long. Getting cut down to a quarter of its final length would've made it so much stronger! The concept is interesting and had so much potential, but the execution is just... It's not good. Get this man an editor who's willing to take a machete in hand and chop off some of the length, and this might have been really good! As it is, though? It's a no from me.